Lakers @ Hornets - 5:00 pm - New Orleans

bww78 · Post #1 » by **bww78** » Wed Jan 9, 2008 8:48 pm

versus

Starting Lineups:

Lakers

Hornets

Key Bench Players:

Lakers

Hornets

Keys to a Laker Victory

Stay at home on the three points shooters! Do not let Peja, Peterson and Butler reign threes all game long.

Dominate the paint. New Orleans is a shooting team. Even their low post threat, West, likes to hit on 10-15 foot jumpers. Keep it that way. Bynum and Odom should have their way on the inside, both on offense and on the boards. The paint is our strength, and their weakness, we need to exploit it.

Get their bigs in foul trouble. If Bynum, Odom and Kobe can get into the paint early and often with success, their bigs will get in foul trouble quickly, and cause the defense to sag down and open things up for the perimeter players. The Hornets don't have much by way of bigs on their bench, so knocking West and Chandler out early will criple their ability to contest shots in the paint and rebound. The Lakers would be looking at several second chance opportunities on top of very high percentage shots. Regardless of how well New Orleans shoots, they can't keep with with %50+.

Tommy Trojan · Post #2 » by **Tommy Trojan** » Wed Jan 9, 2008 8:50 pm

Was waiting for this one!!!

Lakers in a blowout

sonofaballboy · Post #3 » by **sonofaballboy** » Wed Jan 9, 2008 8:50 pm

is david west playing????????

sonofaballboy · Post #4 » by **sonofaballboy** » Wed Jan 9, 2008 8:51 pm

Quote:
Wade is treated as preferentially as Jordan was at the peak of his game, and it is infuriating to watch...it's just plain unfair to see one guy get such special treatment. It takes away from the game.

how old is that qoute?

bww78 · Post #5 » by **bww78** » Wed Jan 9, 2008 8:52 pm

sonofaballboy wrote:Quote:
Wade is treated as preferentially as Jordan was at the peak of his game, and it is infuriating to watch...it's just plain unfair to see one guy get such special treatment. It takes away from the game.

how old is that qoute?

It's from last year. I like to beat it into the ground, just to remove all doubt.

bww78 · Post #6 » by **bww78** » Wed Jan 9, 2008 8:54 pm

sonofaballboy wrote:is david west playing????????

ESPN said he'll play.

sonofaballboy · Post #7 » by **sonofaballboy** » Wed Jan 9, 2008 8:57 pm

they left out the part about him traveling over and over again

Leonidas · Post #8 » by **Leonidas** » Wed Jan 9, 2008 8:57 pm

Bynum has to be physical.. They gotta look to feed in this game early... Lakers gotta get this win

sonofaballboy · Post #9 » by **sonofaballboy** » Wed Jan 9, 2008 8:58 pm

if bynum outplays chandler we win the game simple as that

incontrol__ · Post #10 » by **incontrol__** » Wed Jan 9, 2008 8:58 pm

Gonna be a really tough game, that's for sure.

Kobe's due for a good shooting night.. He's had 2 straight poor ones.

sonofaballboy · Post #11 » by **sonofaballboy** » Wed Jan 9, 2008 8:59 pm

who will guard kobe pargo peterson

KG n KB in LA · Post #12 » by **KG n KB in LA** » Wed Jan 9, 2008 9:03 pm

sonofaballboy wrote:if bynum outplays chandler we win the game simple as that

Sounds about right. Nobody on their team can stop Kobe, so if Bynum has a big night, and we contain Chris Paul (he's not gonna have another great game vs us like last time) we should be able to win. Not a blowout, but no clutch time necessary either.

rhp1990 · Post #13 » by **rhp1990** » Wed Jan 9, 2008 9:05 pm

hopefully we can contain CP3

TylersLakers · Post #14 » by **TylersLakers** » Wed Jan 9, 2008 9:10 pm

sonofaballboy wrote:who will guard kobe pargo peterson

Mo Pete will for the most part, I think.

Should be a great one tonight.. Fisher's defense on Chris Paul and shutting down penetration is the biggest key tonight. We also can't let their shooters like Stojakovic and Peterson get hot. We have to cool the fire early, let Kobe do his thing in the fourth quarter.

We can't have a sub par shooting night from Kobe either. We need him shooting 48%+ tonight.

Tommy Trojan · Post #15 » by **Tommy Trojan** » Wed Jan 9, 2008 9:23 pm

We are playing a back to back game, while NO had the day off. I hope the guy's are not tired and slugish, we need to start the game strong.

Dexmor · Post #16 » by **Dexmor** » Wed Jan 9, 2008 9:28 pm

This game is big and we are not going to shut down Chris Paul. He is the best pg in the game offensively and imo overall. This will be a showdown between Kobe and Paul and it will be really good. These teams are the same in alot of ways. Both teams are trying to get into elite status. Were not going to shut down the penatration, our only hope is Paul has to play us 1 on 5.
Odom and West are pretty even but Bynum is a huge X-Factor. If he has an off game were done. If he plays like the star he has been we should prevail.

TommyTheCat · Post #17 » by **TommyTheCat** » Wed Jan 9, 2008 9:31 pm

go lakers!!

chefy · Post #18 » by **chefy** » Wed Jan 9, 2008 9:35 pm

make chris play defense, make him a scorer, I dont care if he gets 30 + points aslong as he doesnt get 6+ asst

guard the shooters, i want ariza to start this game

bynum should outplay chandler

kobe should attack the basket put their bigs in foul trouble,and sscore 25+ in 48% shooting, and he should also get 4+asst

Post #19 » by **kno** » Wed Jan 9, 2008 9:36 pm

Sadly, I see Paul going for like 20/17/6 tonight.

Hate to be a pessimist in a situation like this, but i'll be rooting for the Lakers like every other game.

Should be fun.

ak777 · Post #20 » by **ak777** » Wed Jan 9, 2008 9:40 pm

Stay with the shooters....make paul the primary scorer....let bynum dominate chandler....look for bynum from early on....this is going to be a good game